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Using Educational Robotics to Support Elementary School Students’ Electrical Engineering Knowledge: A Preliminary Analysis

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Emerging Technologies for Education (SETE 2017)

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how elementary school students used Arduino-based educational robotics to support their electrical engineering learning. A maker education program (Robot MakerSpace) as one of afterschool clubs was created in a public elementary school. 15 students voluntarily participated in the program. A qualitative case study approach was used to collect required data. A preliminary analytical results indicated that the educational robotics were effective instructional tools to teach varied types of engineering concepts. In addition, Students might increase their systematic thinking, problem solving, and logical thinking skills during robotics programming.

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References

  1. Katehi, L., Pearson, G., Feder, M.: Engineering in K–12 Education. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan

    Pan-Nan Chou

  2. Shengli Elementary School, Tainan, Taiwan

    Yen-Ning Su

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Correspondence to Pan-Nan Chou .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan

    Tien-Chi Huang

  2. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Rynson Lau

  3. Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Yueh-Min Huang

  4. University of Caen Normandie, Caen, France

    Marc Spaniol

  5. City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Chun-Hung Yuen

Appendix (Teaching Schedule in Robot MakerSpace)

Appendix (Teaching Schedule in Robot MakerSpace)

Week

Learning unit (3 h)

1

Orientation and programming practice (mBlock)

2

Programming practice (mBlock)

3

Platform assembling and motor

4

Switch and resistor control

5

Buzzer

6

LED light

7

Light sensor

8

Ultrasound sensor

9

Sound sensor

10

Gas sensor

11

LED matrix

12

Temperature sensor

13

Remote control (Infrared)

14

Remote control (Bluetooth)

15

Competition practice

16

Robot competition (Maze Pass)

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Chou, PN., Su, YN. (2017). Using Educational Robotics to Support Elementary School Students’ Electrical Engineering Knowledge: A Preliminary Analysis. In: Huang, TC., Lau, R., Huang, YM., Spaniol, M., Yuen, CH. (eds) Emerging Technologies for Education. SETE 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10676. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71084-6_46

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